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Steve Smith faces cervical facet joint injury in neck

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Mid-Day
Sports
By Sujay Shivalkar
Published Oct 29, 2026

Steve Smith

Australian batsman Steve Smith has sustained a cervical facet joint injury in his neck

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Steve Smith

He will not be considered for selection until the home Test series against New Zealand in December this year

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Steve Smith

Following Smith`s ruling out from the series decider against South Africa at Cape Town, Cricket Australia has revealed the extent of the seriousness of injury

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